Kamaljit Sangha

Kamaljit Sangha works as an Ecological Economist at the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Charles Darwin University. She has developed skills and knowledge in the trans-disciplinary area of Ecological Economics—intersecting ecological, economic, and social sciences—over the last 15-20 years. Her main research interests include:

1. Understanding and highlighting the role of natural systems for human wellbeing (particularly, for Indigenous and local communities);

2. Valuing ecosystems for their services (Ecosystem Services) to inform policy decision making;

3. Developing Payments for Ecosystem Services mechanisms;

4. Sustainable natural resource management by integrating socio-economic and ecological perspectives;

5. Understanding the role of 'country' for Indigenous wellbeing through evaluating marketable (tangible) and non-marketable (intangible) benefits;

 
6. Assessing the 'true value' of the small-scale agricultural system to promote and support sustainable, local economies.